Alaskan Bear

Alaskan Bear

@akbear-in-pdx.bsky.social

I am a lifelong student, thinker, policy wonk, political junkie and general dabbler in various studies. If only I could find steady work doing all these things . . . Alaska is where I come from, but Portland, OR is now home.

6,236 Followers 11,146 Following 509 Posts Joined Feb 2025
1 week ago
Elon Musk posing in a photo with a greatly receeding hairline … around the era he took over PayPal.

Anyone else see a similarity between Grand Andmiral Thawn’s hairpiece and Musk’s current hairline?

I say ‘current hairline’ because of this:

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2 weeks ago

Also, we are all humans. We all bleed the same blood. We are all Americans in the US.

However, some neighbors are better than others … imagine how well-off indigenous peoples would be if all that back-rent were honored.

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2 weeks ago

Remember, blond hair and blue eyes are recessive traits, genetically speaking.

Oh, and all those with curly hair? That is a trait from … wait for it … wait for it …

Africa.

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2 weeks ago

In theory, yes, but Europeans are tied to the idea that they are ‘white’ nations without ever understanding that Neadrathals were ‘pale skins’ and Homo Sapiens were and are every color under the sun.

White supremacists are, essentially, fighting to unevolve what makes humans human.

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2 weeks ago

Might also have to watch some ‘Firefly,’ too …

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2 weeks ago

You know how after a tough few weeks and then all the craziness that is hair hitler, you’re at the breaking point and just need some unadulterated resistance? I’ve reached that today.

So, schedule cleared, I am watching ‘A New Hope,’ ‘Empire Strikes Back,’ and ‘Return of the Jedi.’

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1 month ago

Here’s what I don’t understand: why are we creating ‘weight-loss’ drugs rather than looking at our food, especially the processed foods, we eat?

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1 month ago

‘Conference’^

Also, why so white Americans always insist on re-inventing the wheel?

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1 month ago

Also, keep in mind that Krasnov idolizes Old Hickory. What he has no clue about is that Old Hickory was dumb as a stick … hence, Krasnov is trying to outdumb Old Hickory.

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1 month ago

Cruelty is the point. Krasnov and his regime want to shock us into submission. So far? It isn’t working.

Also, Portland is one of the most friendly cities in the US. Heck, we even put on improv AND interpretive dance for ICE agents! What is more friendly than that?

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1 month ago

And, all these white American guys, sitting around a comference table, are taking no input from, oh, I dunno, the indigenous peoples who, you know, actually know that area?

Seriously, it’s like watching ‘Siren,’ where all the young people go haring off, not listening to or asking help from elders.

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1 month ago

I am watching ‘The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch’ right now, shaking my head in disbelief … all these white Americans bein’ shocked that a place named ‘Skinwalker Ranch,’ set near ‘Skinwalker Ridge,’ is maybe not a good place to live or work …

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1 month ago

Don’t fear the guy walkin’ towards you (an individal) nearly as much as you should fear the white guy in a suit that costs as much as your rent for 3 months.

Yeah, that shady character will harm you. The white guy in the suit? He can hurt everyone.

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1 month ago

… provoke much more outrage.

But, then, I remember that one Jan 6er woman crying about “they’re attacking the ‘wrong’ people!”

White Americans, all y’all gotta remember that this country has always been a country of immigrants, not jist white ones.

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1 month ago

… things from “regular, ol’” white people. Seriously?

I mean, sure, the current US regime is trying it’s damnedest to segregate us, so are crime shows.

What gets me is why white people aren’t more outraged about white-on-white crime?! I mean, what the current regime is doing to them should …

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1 month ago

So, I’ve been watching crime shows the last few weeks. Full disclosure, I am biracial, identify Alaska Native. My comments are my own.

So, in these shows, like in ‘This Is Us,’ white Americans always seem surprised when their biracial children/siblings/friends/coworkers have a different take on …

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4 months ago

Why did Disney not progress with’She-Hulk?’ Latent misogyny within the American culture which Disney embraces. They are working on the inherent racism within American culture with non-white heroines, but are still struggling with inherent misogyny.

Will Disney continue to be a progressive company?

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7 months ago

This is not the way the political and social winds are blowing. But, when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

We either evolve to meet the changing times or we are relegates to the dustbin of history. We must evolve.

To not obey.

Illegitimi non carborundum.

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7 months ago

The swing from heirarchical patriarchy to a more balanced approach of meritocratic matriarchy is being met with the typical learned response of stereotypical male behavior: kill it when it doesn’t immediately bow to my will. Completely strip power away from my enemies.

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7 months ago

Capitulation to stop the whining constant male winge is a behavioral reaction, even though one’s previous stance is appropriate and will yield the better outcome.

Taco does the constant male winge to perfection. Problem is, we are tired of this tactic.

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7 months ago

While advantageous for advertising, for interhuman communication, it is deletorious. It is not ‘winning’ or ‘being dominant.’ It is antithetical to building community and a type of bullying behavior.

‘I’ll wear you down to ‘yes,’’ is not how one listens to build community consensus.

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7 months ago

Just a short post as I’m still thinking about all I learned and experienced in my home state recently.

I’ve been trying to figure out how the stereotypical male response to keep saying the same thing over and over to ‘get his way’ is a learned behavior or simply a male behavior.

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8 months ago
Picture from a car in Bush AK. Gravel road, tundra, some trees with a lake and mountains in the background. Really cool cloud formation … kind of like the hull of an ocean-going ship above a gravel pad, a gentle hill covered in AK woods.

I realized that I haven’t posted for a bit. I had to take a bit of a break for health reasons — all this craziness spiked my TBI symptoms. Currently, I’m in AK for a minute.

Here is where I am:

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9 months ago

I drove public bus during the 2020 federal riots in Portland, OR. TriMet buses kept mostly to routes & Schedules. Bus drivers are still grappling with working in a pandemic & during Krasnov’s first attempted insurrections against our government.

My empathy to public bus drivers in affected cities.

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9 months ago
Preview
Big Idea of the Day: Leveling the Playing Field Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC had Scott Galloway on as a guest this last week. He said some great things and I agreed with what he had to say more often than not. There was one quote that I had to think on...

@profgalloway.com, how would you respond to this article?

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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9 months ago

The Trump crime family and Pres Taco himself are responsible for the authoritarian regime in Serbia losing it’s grip on power. Per TRMS this Mon, because of Pres Taco’s insist push to build something in Europe and breaking the law, the Serbs are fed up with their regime and are protesting!

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9 months ago

Despite what Pres. TACO’s regime says, he has NEVER had a mandate.

He, his regime & his collaborators are actively engaging in a coup d’état. He needs the majority who oppose him to think they are a minority. We are not. We are the majority.

Do not obey.

Illegitimi non carborundum.

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9 months ago

And, if English is not your first language, your brain needs additional time to figure out what is being said.

I say this as a polyglot who is recovering from TBI. The brain is incredible, but it does need time to process and get the body to respond.

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9 months ago

This causes trauma to the people as they try to process what is happening and what is expected.

It’s like armchair boxing fans saying they’d be able to miss the second head punch. The brain needs time to comprehend what just happened before it can direct the body to respond.

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9 months ago

The problem with police training is that they shout to disorient, expect immediate submission even though they just confused peoples’ brains and use violent take-downs when those orders are not immediately followed.

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